Category Archives: Grumpy Old Men

For their March visit, the Grumpy Old Men set off for North Nottinghamshire, to the Holocaust Visitor Centre at Laxton. This was a thought-provoking visit – we started off with a video presentation and after a coffee break, went on … Continue reading →

Nine of our Grumpy Old Men have recently visited Cromford Mill, situated near the edge of Cromford village, and the northern end of the old Cromford canal. We had booked a guide who showed us round the exhibition and buildings, … Continue reading →

Our Grumpy Old Men were given cause to be even grumpier recently, when their planned trip to the National Mining Museum was cancelled at very short notice by a strike of the staff who work there. However, being a resourceful … Continue reading →

Excursion to Ambergate Members of our Grumpy Old Men group were out and about again at Ambergate recently. They visited the ‘Great British Car Journey’ exhibition, which displays around 150 cars, all made in the UK, mainly up to the … Continue reading →

The Grumpy Old Men were out and about investigating the Nottingham Tram system recently, when they visited the HQ for the Tram at Wilkinson Street. Head of Operations, Trevor Stocker, and his colleague Connor Hardy outlined the history of trams … Continue reading →